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Kendra Weenie, an award nominated author and inspirational speaker from Sweetgrass First Nation is being featured this year on International Women’s Day by the Government of Saskatchewan’s Status of Women Office.

The Administrator of the Government of Canada wishes to share a message addressed to all Canadians from Her Majesty The Queen on Commonwealth Day: Over the coming week, as we celebrate the friendship, spirit of unity and achievements of the Commonwea

The fee for 911 we all pay on our phone bills is doubling and will increase in future in line with the consumer price index. In a release issued Monday, the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency stated the monthly Sask911 Fee will be increasing from $0.

CNW - The pandemic is negatively affecting working Canadian women's careers, stress levels, and mental health at greater levels than men; while women still earn nearly a quarter less than men in total income.

Saskatchewan is nudging closer to 100,000 vaccines being administered.

Vaccines Reported An additional 1,428 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 91,884.

Festival Fanfare

Well, I’ll admit it, it’s been a tough week; even as we look forward to upcoming vaccinations and, as health officials assure us, a “light at the end of the tunnel,” I and friends have found ourselves “climbing mountains.

Chores for early spring!

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